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Small Teaching Online presents research-based teaching techniques from an online instructional design expert and the bestselling author of Small Teaching. The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom. This...
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"Educators are smart, capable, and they know their stuff! While they love their jobs in schools, many want to use their expertise in a way that allows them to help more students and other educators while bringing in some extra income, but they don't know how to get started. This book will walk educators at all levels through a number of ways to package their professional genius in a way that will share their gifts with the world both in and outside...
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"Whether you're a college student, adult lerner, or professional in continuing education, some-and sometimes all - of your learning will happen in a virtual classroom. This book is your friendly guide to the fast-growing possibilities of this world, from choosing the right course and mastering the software to polishing up your online communication and study skills. Whatever you want from your study experience-school success, professional development,...
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A bibliography of websites useful for home schooling in the United Kingdom.
"Home-School Learning Resources is a practical guide that will help teachers, parents, home educators and librarians to locate useful, quality-tested websites that offer resources for enhanced curriculum learning and related fun activities for children and young people aged 4-16. The book allows users to locate resources quickly and easily, with cross references made between...
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"Virtual learning became the reality for most students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The debate over virtual learning has many strong arguments on both sides. While one side argues that virtual learning provides a flexible schedule and comfortable home environment for students, the other side argues that students from low-income households and with special needs can fall behind. This book explores several arguments on both sides of the virtual learning...
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In the Information Age, the personal computer is becoming as pervasive as the telephone and television. It accesses vast stores of constantly changing information and the ability to navigate it and the Internet has become a professional necessity for a majority of white and blue collar jobs. And the key to opening that doorway is computer-based learning "e-learning. " Using computers for education and training, an industry that barely existed a decade...
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"A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject. Like all great innovators, Sal Khan established himself...
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"Winner of the 2012 Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association" Taylor Walsh writes on behalf of Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit strategy and research service that supports innovation in the academic community.
How elite universities are entering the world of online education
Over the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the...
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"This important book includes case studies and practical strategies to help design learning activities within a course that will take advantage of social media in order to better meet pedagogical needs and increase the course effectiveness. Administrators will also find the information useful for planning programmatic implementations and faculty development programs for the use of social media. Although the practical uses shared will focus on pedagogy...
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"Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical implementation guidance for educators seeking to incorporate online learning with traditional classroom time. Readers will find a step-by-step...
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Learn to take your classroom curriculum digital using Google Classroom's unique file sharing features. Introduction to Google Classroom will help teachers of all grade levels master the basics of communication and education using the Google Classroom file sharing service. Learn how to connect with students, control access to lessons, distribute assignments, and update your class calendar. Google Classroom newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and...
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Now teachers of all grade levels can master the basics of communication and education using the Cisco Webex video conferencing service. Inside you'll learn to: Connect with students, Record your Webex meetings, Control access to lessons, Facilitate live chat streams, Conduct webinars, and much more! Webex newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and author M. Jane takes readers step-by-step through the most common Webex features and terminology. Packed...
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Online education replaces traditional school buildings and classrooms with virtual ones. Ignoring the potential advantages of online education could mean that the U.S. education system will begin to lag behind other developed nations. Educators face the question of how to best include online school formats in the lifestyles of today's learners.
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